Fruits, Veggies and Seeds - Study Questions
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this unit you
should be able to:
- name the major organs of a plant and identify their function
- identify some common crops derived from roots
- identify some common crops derived from stems, including tubers, rhizomes,
corms and bulbs
- identify some common crops derived from meristems
- identify the parts of a leaf and identify some common crops derived from
each
- give the botanical definition of a fruit, vegetable and seed. Describe
the confusion that results from the common usage of these terms.
- name some true fruits that are commonly considered vegetables, and vice
versa. Why the confusion?
- review the parts of the flower
- define fruit.
- compare and contrast simple, aggregate and multiple fruits (number of
flowers, number of ovaries)
- describe the structure/features of a strawberry, apple, cherry (or other
stone fruit), watermelon, fig, raspberry
- Can you identify the plant and part eaten for each of the the crops listed
in the table in the "Fruits, Veggies & Seeds" notes (click
here)
- explain the difference between a freestone and cling peach
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Important Terms/Concepts: (can you use these terms
conversationally?)
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aggregate
fruit
- blade
- bulb
- corm
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- dehiscent
- dry fruit
- fleshy
- fruit
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- indehiscent
- mesocarp
- multiple fruit
- pericarp
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- petiole
- rhizome
- simple fruit
- tuber
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